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Description: Enter Martha Stewart’s $2,500 Grocery Sweepstakes and you could have your groceries covered for a good, long while. The grand-prize winner will receive $2,500 to put toward luxury ingredients or whatever else you please. Sweepstakes Links: Click Here to Enter this SweepstakesClick Here for the Official Sweepstakes RulesClick Here for the Sweepstakes’ Home Page Note: If the sweepstakes entry link doesn’t work for you, try entering through the home page and looking for a link to the sweepstakes....

Have you ever wondered whether people really win big prizes from McDonald’s Monopoly Sweepstakes? While the odds of winning a big prize are long, people really do snap up those gigantic prizes. One of those winners shares her story with us. When you walk into a McDonald’s restaurant, you’re usually hoping to leave with a Fillet of Fish or some crispy fries. But Michele B. of Beaumont, Texas received much more from McDonald’s in 2008 – a game code for the Monopoly giveaway worth $100,000!...

Edouard Manet (Jan. 23, 1832-April 30, 1883) was a French artist who, along with Claude Monet, helped found the Impressionist movement and had a significant influence on many of the young painters who came after him. He bridged the transition from Realism to Impressionism in his painting, borrowing some of the compositional elements from the former but paving the way to a more modern approach to painting and to the subject matter....

If you’re thinking about public relations strategy for your business, you’ll certainly be considering press releases. But, although many know what they are, few know how and when to use them. A press release is a written communication that reports specific but brief information about an event, circumstance, product launch, or other happening. It’s typically tied to a business or organization and provided to media through a variety of means. Issuing a press release doesn’t mean the media will automatically run with it....

Mae West was best known as a comedian and actress whose bawdy plays and movies were full of double entendres and attracted the attention of industry censors. Less well known is her role as writer in many productions. Her film career—mainly at Paramount in the 1930s—seemed to stop in 1943, but she returned in the 1970s for cult classic Myra Breckinridge and Sextette. Selected Mae West Quotations • “I believe in censorship....

It’s not hard to find people who will warn you that you shouldn’t become a pilot. They’re quick to list the misfortunes and hardships of airline pilots and various other difficulties that pilots face, but deep down, they probably still believe that becoming a pilot is one of the coolest things you could ever do. Some say that the glory days for pilots are over. However, if your passion is aviation, don’t be too quick to dismiss the idea of becoming a pilot....

Transportation costs can be a significant part of a company’s overall logistics spending. With increases in the price of fuel, the proportion allocated to transportation can be upward of 50 percent. This cost is passed on to the customer and the price of goods continues to rise. Consider a number of transportation strategies that can be used by management to help reduce costs. Fewer Carriers In the same way that the purchasing department streamlines vendors to gain better prices with higher volume, the transportation manager should adopt the same strategy when it comes to the number of carriers used....

Do you need to apologize for being late to work? Writing an apology letter to a manager can help you remedy what can be a difficult situation. With so many hours spent at the office, it is likely that you will make a mistake at some point and show up late to either start the day or to an important meeting and need to apologize. Writing an apology letter is an effective way to show you’re sincerely sorry for missing work....

Most nonprofits want to include grants from foundations or the government in their funding mix. It is a sensible thing to do, but not always easy. Researching and writing grants takes time and finely honed research and writing skills. You may be fortunate enough to have an experienced grant writer on staff, especially if your organization has a long-standing grants program. But for many nonprofits, this is not so, and it might make sense to hire a grant professional or consultant, at least for a limited time....

Description: If you’d like to have a small and simple laptop to take with you on the go, enter Steamy Kitchen’s HP Stream Laptop Giveaway. The winner will receive a 14-inch laptop worth about $218. Sweepstakes Links: Click Here to Enter this SweepstakesClick Here for the Official Sweepstakes RulesClick Here for the Sweepstakes’ Home Page Note: If the sweepstakes entry link doesn’t work for you, try entering through the home page and looking for a link to the sweepstakes....

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a fantasy action-RPG created by Bethesda Game Studios and released in 2002. It takes place on Vvardenfell and leads gamers into the belly of the volcanic Red Mountain, where the deity Dagoth Ur looks to break Morrowind from its Imperial reign. If you’re looking for some help during your journey, here’s a compilation of cheat codes, along with some tips. This guide is specifically for the PC version of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind....

When federal agencies create regulations, they go through a regimented rulemaking process. This process ensures transparency and gives members of the public ample opportunity to provide input on the content of the rules. The major steps in the federal rulemaking process and explained below. Passage of Enabling Legislation Before a federal agency can issue rules, it must have the statutory authority to do so. The U.S. Congress often passes laws directing federal agencies to issue regulations....

Hiring a salesperson who isn’t going to succeed is a waste of your time and theirs. Every manager will make a hiring mistake sooner or later, but by paying close attention during each stage of the process, you can minimize these mistakes. Review the Job Description Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images Check over the job listing before you post it and make sure it’s still relevant. If it’s been a while since you hired a salesperson, you may need to make substantial changes to the requirements....

For many, working in retail is synonymous with getting a job-of-last-resort. However, some retail industry jobs like visual merchandising associate are popular, coveted, competitive and viewed as being one of the fun jobs that the retail industry has to offer. Visual merchandising team members contribute to the advertising, marketing, and sales efforts of a retail location by designing, developing, and taking charge of the visual look of the store and its merchandise....

The U.S. wedding industry is big business–bringing in over $55 billion in revenue, according to recent report by IBISWorld. There are many ways to cash in on the timeless tradition, beyond the usual event planning job. If you have other wedding related products and services to offer couples, get your business rolling by reaching out to every wedding planner you can locate. Send company information about your products and services and samples, and remember to follow up a week later with a phone call....

The 2009 film Watchmen, directed by Zack Snyder, adapted the landmark 1986-1987 graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. It was one of the most anticipated science-fiction/superhero movies ever made. Various failed attempts had been made at adapting the complex work for over a decade, and some came to see it as unfilmable. Snyder’s version had some critics agreeing that it wasn’t possible to do it justice on film, but others praised Snyder’s Watchmen for its loyalty to the source and its distinctive visual style....

The youngest golfer to win one of the major championships of men’s golf is Young Tom Morris, who was only 17 when he captured the 1868 British Open. Dating to the 19th century, Morris’ record is one of the oldest in golf. Young Tom Dominates List of Youngest Major Winners Below you’ll find the list of all golfers younger than 21 who’ve won a men’s major championship. And Young Tom Morris holds the first three spots on the list of youngest men’s major winners....

Throughout the 21st century, the popularity and technology increases in first-person war video games have become a cultural phenomenon in teens and adults. Military software simulations, or wargames, are top sellers in the software game industry. Here is a list of some popular computer wargames that we find the most entertaining. 01 of 09 FortNite FortNite has an international following-turned-obsession for over 150 million players. This is the ultimate game of survival....

The Maintenance Management Production specialist plans, schedules and organizes use and maintenance of aircraft, engines, munitions, missiles, space systems, aerospace ground equipment (AGE), and associated support systems. They document and maintain aircraft, engines, missiles, munitions, AGE, and associated support systems records. Additionally, they maintain generation flow plans for units required to meet emergency war orders and wartime tasking. The maintenance management production specialist also analyzes maintenance information and requirements and develops visual presentations....

In essence, graphic design is the art or skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, or books. Also known as visual communication, communication design, and commercial design, modern-day graphic design was birthed in the early 20th century. The touchstone is the 1936 signage created for the London Underground, considered a masterpiece of the modern era. It used a typeface specifically developed for the project by Edward Johnston, and is still used today....